Object Details
- Created by
- Rev. Henry Clay Anderson, American, 1911 - 1998
- Subject of
- Louise Washington, American
- Ina C. Rucker, American
- Thelma Patterson, American
- Mississippi Valley State University, American, founded 1950
- Description
- A car with the roof folded back drives through the photos left frame; a banner which reads "MISS M.V.C." hangs from the car's left front door. Reflections in the windshield obscure the face of the man driving while the three women seated in the backseat are clearly visible. They are dressed formerly in hats and white gloves as part of a parade. The people lining the streets anticipate the next car cruising past. From left to right: Louise Washington, Ina C. Rucker Miss MVC 1956 & 1957, Thelma Patterson.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
- 1956 - 1957
- Object number
- 2012.137.3.49
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 9/16 × 9 9/16 in. (19.2 × 24.3 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
- Place made
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Photography
- Social life and customs
- Women
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.137.3.49
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50058190f-facd-49f3-a584-4eb4939cd276
